OpenLLM-France/wikimedia huggingface dataset:
# tracking
## English
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈtɹækɪŋ/
* Audio (Southern England):(file)
* Rhymes: -ækɪŋ

### Noun

tracking (countable and uncountable, plural trackings)
* The act or process by which something is tracked.
** 1963, Abraham C. Keller, The Telling of Tales in Rabelais: Aspects of His Narrative Art:In volume, the erudite studies of his language, the trackings of his numerous references to persons, places, and things around him, and the reconstruction of the details of his little-known life have occupied the most attention […]
* (typography) A consistent adjustment of space between individual letters; letterspacing.
* (education) The division of pupils into separately taught groups by perceived ability level.
    Synonym: streaming
* (electricity) The synchronization of two or more signals.
* (electricity) The formation of conductive paths on the surface of an insulating material due to electrical discharges.

#### Derived terms

* antitracking
* anti-tracking
* bug-tracking
* double-tracking
* eyetracking
* four-tracking
* issue-tracking
* issue tracking system
* pixel tracking
* radio tracking
* single-tracking
* tile tracking
* time tracking
* tracking poll
* tracking resistance
* tracking shot
* tracking stock
* videotracking

#### Related terms

* kerning

#### Translations
### Verb

tracking
* present participle and gerund of track

### Further reading

* tracking on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
* Letter-spacing on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
# schapynge
## Middle English
### Alternative forms

* schapinge

### Etymology

shapen +‎ -ing

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈʃaːpinɡ/

### Noun

schapynge (plural schapynges)
* shaping, making, forming
* (clothing) cutting fabric patterns

#### Descendants

* English: shaping
* Scots: schaping, schapin, schaiping
* Yola: shipeen (via *shipping)

#### References

* “shāping(e, ger.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
# arvioida
## Finnish
### Etymology

arvio (“estimation, evaluation”) +‎ -oida

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈɑrʋioi̯dɑˣ/, [ˈɑ̝rʋiˌo̞i̯dɑ̝(ʔ)]
* Rhymes: -oidɑ
* Hyphenation: ar‧vi‧oi‧da

### Verb

arvioida
* (transitive) to estimate, evaluate, determine, assess, appraise
* (transitive) to rate, judge, assess
* (transitive) to grade, mark (accomplishments at school)

#### Derived terms

* arvioitu
* arvioija
* arvioiminen
* arviointi
* arvioitsija
* arvioittaa
* aliarvioida
* yliarvioida

### Further reading

* “arvioida”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02

### Anagrams

* varioida
# ablaqueate
## English
### Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin ablaqueātus (“loosened, dug up”), past participle of ablaqueō (“to disentangle”), formed from ab- + laqueō (“noose”).

### Verb

ablaqueate (third-person singular simple present ablaqueates, present participle ablaqueating, simple past and past participle ablaqueated)
* (transitive, obsolete) To lay bare, as the roots of a tree, by loosening or removing soil. [Attested from around (1350 to 1470) until the mid 18th century.]
** 1847, Thomas Keightley, The Bucolics and Georgics of Virgil:After the autumnal equinox they were to be ablaqueated like the vines. Every third year they were to be dunged, and after some years (generally the eighth) to be pruned; for there was an old saying, to wit, eum qui aret olivetum rogare fructum; qui stercoret exorare; qui caedat cogere.

#### Derived terms

* ablaqueation

#### Translations
### References

* ↑ Lesley Brown, editor-in-chief, William R. Trumble and Angus Stevenson, editors (2002), “ablaqueate”, in The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary on Historical Principles, 5th edition, Oxford, New York, N.Y.: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 5.

## Latin
### Verb

ablaqueāte
* second-person plural present active imperative of ablaqueō
# crack wise
## English
### Verb

crack wise (third-person singular simple present cracks wise, present participle cracking wise, simple past and past participle cracked wise)
* (intransitive) To make a sarcastic, flippant, or sardonic comment.
    Synonym: wisecrack (verb)
** 1917, George Bronson-Howard, Slaves of the Lamp:"Whenever I commit a crime?" expostulated Paul. "Where do you get that stuff, Ferret?" / "Out of me nut, kiddo. Why don't you stop cracking wise, and go back to the ribbon counter?"
** 1985 August 5, Jacob V. Lamar Jr., “Coming Along Just Fine”, in Time:Reagan displayed his usual aplomb and even cracked wise about his age at a White House banquet.

#### Related terms

* wiseacre, wiseass, wisecracker, wiseguy (agents who crack wise); see also Thesaurus:know-it-all

### References

* “crack wise”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.

### Anagrams

* wisecrack
# bango
## Chichewa
### Etymology 1

From English mango.

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈɓa.ᵑɡó/

#### Noun

bangó class 5 (plural mangó class 6)
* mango (fruit)
    Synonym: mango

### Etymology 2
#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈɓá.ᵑɡo/

#### Noun

bángo class 5 (plural mabángo class 6)
* reed

## Hausa
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /bán.ɡóː/
** (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA: [báŋ.ɡʷóː]

### Noun

bangō m (plural bangwā̀yē, possessed form bangon)
* wall (of a room)
* book cover

## Swahili
### Pronunciation

* Audio (Kenya):(file)

### Noun

bango class V (plural mabango class VI)
* poster

## Tagalog
### Alternative forms

* bang͂o — obsolete, Spanish-based orthography

### Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *baŋ(ə)lúh (“fragrance”) with elision of /l/. Compare Ilocano banglo, Sambali bangloh, Kapampangan banglu, Asi bangyo, Mansaka ballo, and Maranao bango.

### Pronunciation

* (Standard Tagalog) IPA: /baˈŋo/ [bɐˈŋo]
* Rhymes: -o
* Syllabification: ba‧ngo

### Noun

bangó (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜅᜓ)
* pleasant smell; fragrance; aroma
    Synonyms: samyo, halimuyak, halimunmon
    Antonyms: baho, bantot

#### Derived terms

* banguhan
* bumango
* kabanguhan
* mabango
* magpabango
* mamango
* pabango
* pabanguhan
* pabanguhin

#### See also

* amoy

### Further reading

* “bango”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

### Anagrams

* Agbon, Gabon, bagon, bong̃a

## Taroko
### Noun

bango
* number
# Kulda
## Czech
### Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈkulda]

### Proper noun

Kulda m anim (female equivalent Kuldová)
* a male surname

#### Declension
### Further reading

* “Kulda”, in Příjmení.cz (in Czech)
# gentleness
## English
### Etymology

From Middle English gentilnesse; equivalent to gentle +‎ -ness.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈd͡ʒɛntl̩nəs/
* Audio (Southern England):(file)
* Hyphenation: gen‧tle‧ness

### Noun

gentleness (countable and uncountable, plural gentlenesses)
* The state of being gentle.
    Synonyms: douceur, sweetness
** 1634 October 9 (first performance), [John Milton], edited by H[enry] Lawes, A Maske Presented at Ludlow Castle, 1634: […] [Comus], London: […] [Augustine Matthews] for Hvmphrey Robinson, […], published 1637, →OCLC; reprinted as Comus: […] (Dodd, Mead & Company’s Facsimile Reprints of Rare Books; Literature Series; no. I), New York, N.Y.: Dodd, Mead & Company, 1903, →OCLC, page 29:[S]he [Sabrina, a water nymph] reviv'd, / And undervvent a quicke, immortall change / Made goddeſſe of the river; ſtill ſhe retaines / Her maiden gentleneſſe, […]
** 1983 December 3, Andrea Loewenstein, “Racism Denounced in a Powerful Play”, in Gay Community News, volume 11, number 20, page 20:Willie spends his bus money home playing a song to dance to on the jukebox in an effort to comfort Sam, and unlike Hally, who struck out at his old friend when his life began to go wrong, Sam does not pass down Hally's hatefulness, but instead treats Willie with the same gentleness he has shown toward him throughout the play.
# antiquated
## English
### Etymology

From antiquate +‎ -ed.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈæntɪˌkweɪtɪd/
* Audio (Southern England):(file)

### Adjective

antiquated (comparative more antiquated, superlative most antiquated)
* old-fashioned, out of date
** 1918, Arthur Balfour, Response to Woodrow Wilsons Speech of 11 February 1918:Coming to the third proposition, von Hertling says, with justice, that the doctrine of the balance of power is a more or less antiquated doctrine.
** 2022 November 16, Howard Johnston, “Network News: Haines: fares reform essential to reclaim lost revenue”, in RAIL, number 970, page 20:A root-and-branch reform of our antiquated passenger fares system is urgently needed if the rail industry is to fill the £2 billion annual black hole in its finances caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.

#### Usage notes

Said of abstract concepts (such as doctrines, notions, ideas, principles, opinions, philosophies, methods, and words), but also of physical objects such as doors and maps.

#### Synonyms

* backward, disused, outdated; see also Thesaurus:obsolete

#### Derived terms

* antiquatedly
* antiquatedness
* unantiquated

#### Related terms

* ancient
* antic
* antiquarian
* antiquary
* antiquation
* antique
* antiquity

#### Translations
### References

* ↑ Douglas Harper (2001–2025) “antiquated”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.

### Anagrams

* aquatinted
# hallita
## Estonian
### Noun

hallita
* adessive singular of hall

## Finnish
### Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *haldit'ak, the root borrowed from Proto-Germanic *haldaną and derived with +‎ -ita.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈhɑlːitɑˣ/, [ˈhɑ̝lːit̪ɑ̝(ʔ)]
* Rhymes: -ɑlːitɑ
* Hyphenation: hal‧li‧ta

### Verb

hallita
* (transitive, usually atelic) to rule, govern, reign, administer, command
* (transitive, usually atelic) to control (to exercise influence over, to suggest or dictate the behavior of)
    Hän pystyi hallitsemaan lelukuormuria yksinkertaisella kaukosäätimellä.With a simple remote, he could control the toy truck.
* (transitive, usually atelic) to be in charge (to have the power of command or control)
    Tämä verkkoselain sallii sinun hallita omia asetuksiasi.This internet browser puts you in charge of your personal settings.
* (transitive) to master, have mastered (to have the skill)

#### Synonyms

* (to control): kontrolloida, ohjata
* (administer): vallita

#### Derived terms

* hallitsematon
* hallinta
* hallinto
* hallitseminen
* hallitsija
* hallitus

#### Related terms

* hallussa, haltuun
* haltija

### Further reading

* “hallita”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02
# caxtolli omeyi
## Classical Nahuatl
### Alternative forms

* caxtulli omei, caxtulliomey (obsolete spellings)

### Etymology

From caxtōlli (“fifteen”) + om- (“and, plus”) +‎ ēyi (“three”), literally “fifteen plus three”.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [kaʃˈtóː.lːi oˈméː.ji]

### Numeral

caxtōlli omēyi
* eighteen
** 1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 250r:18 deziocho.caxtulli omei.18 eighteen. caxtulli omei.
** 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 118v. col. 1:18 Deziocho . caxtulliomey .18 Eighteen. caxtulliomey.
** Idem, f. 13r. col. 2.
    Caxtulli omei,vel,caxtultetlomei. deziocho.
       Caxtulli omei, or, caxtultetlomei. eighteen

### References

* Alonso de Molina (1571) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, Editorial Porrúa, pages 118v, 13r
# -úch
## Slovincian
### Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *-uxъ.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ʉx/

### Suffix

-úch
* forms nouns
# horological
## English
### Etymology

From horologic + -al. Equivalent to horo- +‎ logical or horology +‎ -ical.

### Adjective

horological (not comparable)
* Synonym of chronometric, of or related to horologia and horology.

#### Derived terms

* horologically
# kulda
## Estonian
### Noun

kulda
* partitive singular of kuld
* illative singular of kuld

## Norwegian Bokmål
### Alternative forms

* kulden

### Noun

kulda m or f
* definite feminine singular of kulde

## Norwegian Nynorsk
### Alternative forms

* kulden

### Noun

kulda f or m
* definite feminine singular of kulde

## Turkish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /kʊlˈda/
* Hyphenation: kul‧da

### Noun

kulda
* locative singular of kul

## Veps
### Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *kuuldak.

### Verb

kulda
* to hear

#### Derived terms

* kulo

### References

* Zajceva, N. G., Mullonen, M. I. (2007) “слышать”, in Uz’ venä-vepsläine vajehnik / Novyj russko-vepsskij slovarʹ [New Russian–Veps Dictionary]‎, Petrozavodsk: Periodika
# aegrota
## Latin
### Adjective

aegrōta
* inflection of aegrōtus:
** nominative/vocative feminine singular
** nominative/accusative/vocative neuter plural

### Adjective

aegrōtā
* ablative feminine singular of aegrōtus

### Verb

aegrōtā
* second-person singular present active imperative of aegrōtō
# kosť
## Old Slovak
### Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kostь, from Proto-Indo-European *kost-.

### Noun

kosť f
* bone

#### Descendants

* Pannonian Rusyn: косц (kosc)
* Slovak: kosť

### Further reading

* Majtán, Milan et al., editors (1991–2008), “kosť”, in Historický slovník slovenského jazyka [Historical Dictionary of the Slovak Language] (in Slovak), volumes 1–7 (A – Ž), Bratislava: VEDA, →OCLC

## Slovak
### Etymology

Inherited from Old Slovak kosť, from Proto-Slavic *kostь, from Proto-Indo-European *kost-, compare *h₃ost-.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [kɔsc]
* Audio:(file)

### Noun

kosť f (genitive singular kosti, nominative plural kosti, genitive plural kostí, declension pattern of kosť, relational adjective kosťový)
* bone
    kosť a koža ― skin and bones (lit. bone and skin)
* (colloquial) girl, woman

#### Derived terms

* kostený
* kostnatý
* kostnica
* kostra
* skostnatelý

### Further reading

* “kosť”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2025
# प्रज्वलन
## Hindi
### Etymology

From प्र- (pra-, “forth”) + ज्वल (jvala, “to blaze”) + -अन (-ana, “action noun-forming suffix”).

### Pronunciation

* (Delhi) IPA: /pɾəd͡ʒ.ʋə.lən/, [pɾɐd͡ʒ.ʋɐ.lɐ̃n]

### Noun

प्रज्वलन • (prajvalan) m
* blazing, burning, inflammation
# Pangantucan
## Tagalog
### Pronunciation

* (Standard Tagalog) IPA: /paŋanˈtukan/ [pɐ.ŋɐn̪ˈt̪uː.xɐn̪]
* Rhymes: -ukan
* Syllabification: Pa‧ngan‧tu‧can

### Proper noun

Pangantucan (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜅᜈ᜔ᜆᜓᜃᜈ᜔)
* A municipality of Bukidnon, Philippines
# yepsen
## English
### Alternative forms

* eapns (Yorkshire), espin (Derbyshire), ipson (Somerset), yaspen (Northern England), yeepsen (Essex), yepsintle (Lancashire), yespen (Essex), yespfull (Staffordshire), yestmus (Lancashire)

### Etymology

From Middle English yespon, yepson, ȝespon, ȝespen, ȝispon (“a measure of volume equivalent to that contained in a person’s hands cupped together”), probably from Old English *ġēapsponn, *ġēapspann, from Old English *ġēap (“bent, curved”) + spann (“measure of the palm or hand”), equivalent to gap +‎ span. Compare West Frisian gasp (“buckle, clasp”), Dutch gesp (“buckle, clasp”), Middle Low German gespe (“the cavity between the hands when held together”), Old Norse gaupn (“hollow made by cupped hands”). Doublet of gowpen.

### Noun

yepsen (plural yepsens)
* (obsolete, UK, dialect) Amount that can be held in two hands cupped together.
* (obsolete, UK, dialect) Two hands cupped together.

#### Synonyms

* gowpen

#### Related terms

* yeepsen (“a double handful”)

### References

* Wright, Joseph (1905) The English Dialect Dictionary‎, volume 6, Oxford: Oxford University Press, page 570
* Shipley, Joseph T. (1955) Dictionary of Early English, Rowman & Littlefield, →ISBN, page 739
* “yespon, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2016-10-17.
# அமைச்சு
## Tamil
### Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ɐmɐɪ̯t͡ɕːʊ/, [ɐmɐɪ̯t͡ɕːɯ]

### Noun

அமைச்சு • (amaiccu)
* minister
* office and functions of a minister

#### See also

* அமைச்சகம் (amaiccakam)
* அமைச்சன் (amaiccaṉ)
* அமைச்சர் (amaiccar)
* அமைச்சியல் (amaicciyal)

### References

* University of Madras (1924–1936) “அமைச்சு”, in Tamil Lexicon, Madras [Chennai]: Diocesan Press
# רבה
## Aramaic
### Adjective

רַבָּה • (rābaḥ)
* big, important
* extensive, extended

#### See also

* רבא
* מִדְרָשׁ רַבָּה

## Hebrew

* Root
* ר־ב־ה (r-b-h)
* 9 terms

### Etymology 1
#### Verb

רָבָה • (ravá) (pa'al construction)
* to increase, to multiply

##### Conjugation
### Etymology 2
#### Noun

רַבָּה • (rabá) f (plural indefinite רַבּוֹת, singular construct רַבַּת־, masculine counterpart רַב)
* A female rabbi in more liberal streams of Judaism

##### Synonyms

* רבנית

### Etymology 3
#### Proper noun

רַבָּה • (rabá)
* (biblical, historical) Rabbah, a former name of Amman, Jordan

##### Synonyms

* רַבַּת בְּנֵי עַמּוֹן

### Etymology 4
#### Noun

רִבָּה • (ribá) f
* defective spelling of ריבה

### References

* H7235 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible
* H7237 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible
# afgāniskos
## Latvian
### Adjective

afgāniskos
* locative plural masculine of afgānisks

### Adjective

afgāniskos
* accusative plural masculine of afgāniskais
# pioggia
## Italian
### Alternative forms

* piova (literary or regional)

### Etymology

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *plo(v)ia. Doublet of ploia; piecewise doublet of piova.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈpjɔd.d͡ʒa/
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -ɔddʒa
* Hyphenation: piòg‧gia

### Noun

pioggia f (plural piogge)
* rain
* (figurative) shower (large quantity)
    Synonym: sacco
** 2003, Antonio Tabucchi, chapter XVIII, in Sostiene Pereira : una testimonianza [Pereira Declares], Rome: La biblioteca di Repubblica, published 1994, →ISBN, page 116:Il direttore gli telefonò una mattina per congratularsi del racconto di Balzac, perché disse che la redazione principale aveva ricevuto una pioggia di lettere di complimenti.The editor-in-chief called him one morning to congratulate him on the Balzac story, saying that the head office had been simply inundated with compliments.

#### Derived terms

* pioggerella
* pioggia acida
* piovano
* piovasco
* piovischio

#### Related terms

* pioggioso, piovoso
* piovere
* piovigginare
* pioviggine

#### See also

* acquazzone
* grandine
* neve
* nuvola
* ombrello
* temporale

### Further reading

* pioggia in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

### Anagrams

* piaggio, piaggiò, poggiai
# 沙蝦
## Chinese
### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): shāxiā
    (Zhuyin): ㄕㄚ ㄒㄧㄚ
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): soa-hê
    (Teochew, Peng'im): sua$^1$ hê$^5$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: shāxiā
*** Zhuyin: ㄕㄚ ㄒㄧㄚ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: shasia
*** Wade–Giles: sha$^1$-hsia$^1$
*** Yale: shā-syā
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shashia
*** Palladius: шася (šasja)
*** Sinological IPA : /ʂä⁵⁵ ɕi̯ä⁵⁵/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien: General Taiwanese, Philippines)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: soa-hê
*** Tâi-lô: sua-hê
*** Phofsit Daibuun: soa'hee
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /sua⁴⁴⁻³³ he²³/
*** IPA (Philippines): /sua³³ he²⁴/
*** IPA (Taipei): /sua⁴⁴⁻³³ he²⁴/
** (Teochew)
*** Peng'im: sua$^1$ hê$^5$
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: sua hê
*** Sinological IPA : /sua³³⁻²³ he⁵⁵/

### Noun

沙蝦
* (Taiwan, Philippine Hokkien) greasyback shrimp; sand shrimp (Metapenaeus ensis)
* (Teochew) Chinese white shrimp; fleshy prawn (Fenneropenaeus chinensis)

#### Synonyms

| Variety | Location | Words |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 對蝦, 明蝦 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Harbin | 大蝦, 大對蝦 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 大蝦, 對蝦 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai (Muping) | 對蝦, 大對蝦 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 明蝦 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 對蝦 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 對蝦 |
| Southern Min | Shantou | 沙蝦, 對蝦 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 明蝦, 對蝦 |
| Wu | Ningbo | 明蝦, 對蝦 |

#### Descendants

* → English: suahe
* → Tagalog: suwahe
# assholish
## English
### Etymology

From asshole +‎ -ish.

### Pronunciation

* Audio (US):(file)

### Adjective

assholish (comparative more assholish, superlative most assholish)
* (vulgar, Canada, US, informal) Like an asshole; objectionable, confrontational, etc.

#### Derived terms

* assholishly
* assholishness
# obsession
## English
### Etymology

From Latin obsessio (“a besieging”), from obsidere (“to besiege”); see obsess.

### Pronunciation

* (UK, US) IPA: /əbˈsɛʃən/
** Audio (Southern England):(file)
* Rhymes: -ɛʃən

### Noun

obsession (countable and uncountable, plural obsessions)
* The quality of being obsessed.
    Synonym: obsessedness
* An idea that engenders a compulsive or irrational preoccupation, or the preoccupation thereby engendered.
    Synonym: idée fixe
* An activity or entity that inspires a compulsive and potentially unhealthy fixation, or the fixation thereby inspired.
    Editing Wikipedia started as a hobby, but it's turned into a complete obsession of mine.
* Influence or control by evil spirits without possession.
** 1973, Jessie Penn-Lewis, Evan Roberts, War on the Saints, →ISBN:if an evil spirit counterfeits the presence of God, and comes upon the man as an influence only, it may be described as obsession; but when a footing is gained in him, it is "possession," because the obsessing spirits have gained access, and possess the ground they hold, up to the extent of the ground given.
** 1999, Mary E. McDonough, God's Plan of Redemption‎$^{[ISBN-0736307184]}$, page 85:They should see that a perception of their identification with the Victor of Calvary is absolutely necessary if they are to constantly and victoriously resist the obsession of evil spirits.
** 2007, James E. Padgett, The Teachings of Jesus‎$^{[ISBN-1430303913]}$, page 100:It is true, that by the workings of the law of attraction, and the susceptibility of mortals to the influence of spirit powers, mortals may become obsessed by the spirits of evil—that is evil spirits of men who once lived on earth—and this obsession may become so complete and powerful that the living mortal may lose all power to resist this influence of the evil spirits...
* self-obsession

#### Related terms

* obsess
* obsessed
* obsessional
* obsessive, obsessively

#### Translations

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#### Further reading

* “obsession”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
* “obsession”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.

### Anagrams

* bosonises

## French
### Etymology

From Latin obsessiōnem (“a besieging”), from obsidere (“to besiege”); see obsess.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ɔp.sɛ.sjɔ̃/ ~ /ɔp.se.sjɔ̃/
* Audio:(file)

### Noun

obsession f (plural obsessions)
* obsession

#### Related terms

* obsédant
* obsédé
* obséder
* obsessif

#### Descendants

* → Romanian: obsesie

### Further reading

* “obsession”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

### Anagrams

* ébossions, obéissons
# brokie
## English
### Etymology

From broke (“penniless, poor”) +‎ -ie.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈbɹoʊ̯kiː/
* (General Australian) IPA: /ˈbɹɐʉkiː/

### Noun

brokie (plural brokies)
* (slang) A person with very little money, a broke person
# topograpiya
## Tagalog
### Alternative forms

* topograpya
* topograpia

### Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish topografía.

### Pronunciation

* (Standard Tagalog) IPA: /topoɡɾaˈpia/ [t̪o.poɡ.ɾɐˈpiː.ɐ]
* Rhymes: -ia
* Syllabification: to‧pog‧ra‧pi‧ya

### Noun

topograpiya (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜓᜉᜓᜄ᜔ᜇᜉᜒᜌ)
* topography

#### Related terms

* topograpiko
* topograpo